I’m almost ready to send out the mailing directions for the May blocks to everyone. I’ve heard from Karen in South Africa, so, yes, lotto blocks will be traveling there for the first time ever. One of the other winners wants to split her booty with someone who has never won … and so I am not waiting for confirmation from that non-winner that she wants the blocks and that the address I have for her is still current and correct....

As I wait to hear back from one of the May winners to confirm her mailing address and let me know how many blocks she’d like to keep, it seems like a good time to remind everyone who wants to win blocks that you have to check the Block Lotto site or your Email and get back to me within 2 days … or a new name will be chosen and you won’t win after all. If you cannot be available or won’t have access, please let me know...

 Our June lotto block is this 6 by 9-inch (finished size) variation of a traditional ship block.  It is proportionally narrower and taller than the traditional versions, so I’m calling it Tall Ship. This block is from my fleet of Tall Ship blocks. Download the print-friendly directions for making the block here: Tall Ship Quilt Block This block contains eight triangle squares (aka half-square triangles or HSTs).  The directions include an...

In May, 2013, 30 quilters made 189 Trio of Geese blocks. This post archives the blocks made and who made them. Congratulations again to our winners: Julie, Karen, Kathy and Terry. This Month’s Tag Tag for ALL blog posts about this month’s block: Geese May Topic for Weekend Update The Second Saturday Topic for Weekend Update for May 10-13  is an open-ended invitation to Share Your Process. How do you do what you do?  Share your...

There were enough for four winners this month for the geese blocks, the first three will get 49 blocks & the fourth will get 40. Without further ado: Karen Julie P. Terry each win 49 blocks & Kathy S.  wins 40 blocks. Congratulations!    

If  you have posted May blocks, you should have received a (slightly early) email message from me with a sneak peek at the June lotto block. If you were planning to post your blocks in the next 12 hours to make the deadline for the sneak peek, don’t worry … you can still do that and I’ll make sure you get the info.  I just thought I’d make sure that anyone in the US who is planning to find some time to sew during the...

In May,  we’re making Flying Geese blocks with cream or light tan backgrounds and three fabrics of your choice that have light, medium and dark values. Three 3 by 6 inch (finished size) geese units make up our 6 by 9 inch (finished size) block, so I’m calling it Trio of Geese. You may make your flying geese units using your preferred method.  I’ve described my three go-to ways to make flying geese here: Sophie’s Tips for...

In April, 35 quilters made 175 Bird Blocks.  Our Winners were: Gail (44 blocks) Kathleen (44 blocks) Kim (44 blocks) Kate (43 blocks) Angie joined the block lotto (and a couple of “regulars” made their first lotto blocks of 2013.  Welcome and welcome back. Here are the list of blocks and who made them. Blocks entered into Drawing: Angie – 1 *** NEW *** Barbara S. – 1 Belinda – 4 Christa – 1 Debbie – 1...

I don’t usually make that kind of mistake but until I heard someone on Breakfast Television announce that it was May 1, I thought this was the last day in April. Please excuse me as I scramble … I’ll be sending the list for the APRIL drawing of bird blocks to Ginny as soon as I have some coffee … and working to get the information up for the May block, which I thought I had another whole day to finish up. I’m...

If you have made and posted April’s Bird blocks, then you should have received email from me with the advance information about the May lotto block. If you didn’t receive the email, let me know ASAP. If you did receive it and have questions or have found errors, ditto–let me know ASAP. If you haven’t (yet) made bird blocks this month and are curious about what’s next … May will be an opportunity to spring clean...

If you have made blocks and posted photos of them this month, you are on the list to receive the Sneak Peek later today. I apologize for the delay.  I’m having a particular stressful, bad-news day and it’s sucked the life out of me. In the meantime, please take a moment to check the list on the At-a-Glance page and make sure that if you should be on the list, you are and that the number of blocks I’ve attributed to you is...

In April, we’re making bright bird blocks with soft blue backgrounds and black (or black and white) beaks and legs.  Nann made this one. Download the print-friendly directions here: Bird Block Pattern For those who received the sneak peek, the block directions have been updated with a correction in the cutting directions (thanks to those who caught them for me), more detail about how to sew the leg section together and, of course, more...